Sherburne County, Minnesota
| Sherburne County, Minnesota | |
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Sherburne County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of Minnesota |
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 Minnesota's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | February 25, 1856 |
| Named for | Moses Sherburne, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Minnesota Territory |
| Seat | Elk River |
| Largest city | Elk River |
| Area | |
| • Total | 451 sq mi (1,168 km2) |
| • Land | 433 sq mi (1,121 km2) |
| • Water | 18 sq mi (47 km2), 4.0% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 91,705 |
| • Density | 204/sq mi (79/km²) |
| Congressional district | 6th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Sherburne County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. At the 2010 census, the population was 88,499. The county seat is Elk River.
Sherburne County is included in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 451 square miles (1,170 km2), of which 433 square miles (1,120 km2) is land and 18 square miles (47 km2) (4.0%) is water.
At the 2000 census, there were 64,417 people, 21,581 households and 16,746 families residing in the county. The population density was 148 per square mile (57/km²). There were 22,827 housing units at an average density of 52 per square mile (20/km²). The county's racial makeup was 96.73% White, 0.85% Black or African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. 1.10% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 40.1% were of German, 13.6% Norwegian, 7.5% Swedish and 6.2% Irish ancestry.
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